The past three months have been non-stop until about… well,l until July third. Some of it has been good and some of it has been bad, mostly it wouldn’t be interesting unless you are interested in dog attacks on sheep and polio (sheep polio is not what you think, it’s a neurological disease that normally stems from poisoning or over eating) so I’m not going to talk about it, if you want to know I’ll tell you.

Hockey season is finally over. It went better for the Bruins than I expected, but they still fell two games short of the Stanly Cup. Two of my favorites were seriously injured. Although both of them say they will be fine for camp, I can’t see how since camp opens soon. Since then the team has made some weird moves. Basically getting rid of 4 men who play on the right side of the ice - including two men I will miss like crazy and two I don’t care one way or the other about.

I’ve started something new and am 7546 words into it. I have much more time now since the hockey season is over.

My new project has a frost giant trying to take over Springfield Mass and a Valkyrie and her consort are trying to stop him. Since it is in Massachusetts in January most people don’t notice that there is a frost giant.

Sorry about the Bruins! As always... Next Year! (fingers crossed for you and yours)

I'm very curious about those 7546 words, of course. Are they in a familiar universe?

Have I missed anything new book-wise? If so, mea culpa!

DW has decided to produce an audio version of my Earthbow, presumably so it can keep Audible's recording of Seabird company.He named me trail-herder for the new narrator about a month ago. (Wonder how he knew I was looking for summer entertainment? ;-P )BTW, I wish DW would "get it" that "If you build it, they will come," only works in F/a/n/t/a/s/y /B/a/s/e/b/a/l/l/ baseball fantasy films.

I'm still looking for laid-back beta readers for Gryphon & Basilisk. Nada to date. Two weeks ago, I wrote a long prose-poem re Ocean City New Jersey. It has possibilities, but as a substitute for me actually -being- in OCNJ, it sucks.